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Skirt-vid bust in the subway
A creep from Queens was caught filming up skirts at the Union Square subway station, authorities said.A cop caught Jefferson Sanchez, 22, placing a plastic sack containing an iPod Touch, usable for shooting videos, behind a woman walking up from the L-train platform at about 11:30 a.m. Monday, according to a Criminal Court complaint.Sanchez was arrested and charged with unlawful ...
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Manchester City envisions soccer thriving in NYC
Manchester City's Yaya Toure and Chelsea's Fernando Torres take part in a friendly match at Yankee Stadium. (Julio Cortez/AP) NEW YORK -- Joe Hart walked out of the Manchester City clubhouse wearing a backward New York Yankees cap. It was the perfect portrayal of two teams from two different countries coming together, hoping to build a successful new soccer team in New York City. From ...
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Rough fifth inning proves costly for Gee Mets
ATL@NYM: Burke strikes out Minor to end the eighth NEW YORK -- It's the baseball law of inertia: Get them before they get you. Mets starter Dillon Gee mastered the first half of the equation for four innings Saturday, casually dominating the Braves. But then came the fifth. Gee, who had retired 14 of Atlanta's first 16 batters, suddenly lost his command and the Braves took a ...
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Amanda charging cop grope
Wigged-out starlet Amanda Bynes told authorities she was sexually assaulted by the cops that arrested her, The Post has learned. Bynes - who was busted last week on drug charges after allegedly tossing a bong from her high-rise window - claimed that two officers who hauled her in ran their fingers up her arm and one of them penetrated her with his finger, law- enforcement sources said. Sources ...
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Artful bike-share protest in Soho
Protests against Citi Bike moved into high gear yesterday. Soho residents rallied at Petrosino Square, demanding the removal of a 43-cycle station that replaced a public art space in the tiny park in the square.Dozens of people held signs and chanted, "Art, not bikes!" and "Art, not ads!" The hecklers also circulated a petition that contained more than 500 signatures."I ...
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Cornell students bolster search on Cayuga Lake for Ithaca man
Dennis, 22, is a Cornell senior and Ithaca native. He left a campsite around 5 a.m. Wednesday and put a canoe into Cayuga Lake alone. He hasn't been heard from ...
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Witnesses say 17 killed in attack by Maoist insurgents in India
Maoist insurgents abducted a leader of the Indian National Congress party and his son Saturday evening in an attack witnesses said left 17 people dead. The Indian Express reported 150-200 militants struck the party's convoy of about 20 vehicles on the Bastar-Sukma national highway in Jagdalpur district. State Congress President Nand Kumar Patel and his son Dinesh Patel were kidnapped, ...
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Manchester City beat Chelsea and plant a flag at New Yorks Yankee stadium
Manchester City played the second of two exhibition matches on a brief post-season US tour, at a Yankee Stadium that may soon be home to regular Major League Soccer games. For sure, the day's main conversation, here as elsewhere, may have been on the all-German ascendancy of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, and the opening of a new front in Europe, but locally (and for New York, the ...
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Cobbled-together Yankees send CC vs. Cobb
The biggest constant for the Yankees lineup this season has been its seemingly constant state of flux. Roster shuffling is becoming the norm for New York, which on Saturday placed Curtis Granderson on the 15-day disabled list, recalled his presumed replacement -- Brennan Boesch -- from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and claimed reliever David Huff off waivers from the Indians. "I think ...
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Police investigate body found near Burnet Park
David Lassman | dlassman@syracuse.com Syracuse, NY -- Police are on the scene where a dead body was found in a wet marsh area this afternoon. The body was found partially submerged in the water near Velasko Road and Grand Avenue, police said. The circumstances surrounding the death are unknown and an investigation is ongoing. We'll update with more information as it becomes ...
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New Yorks Hot Dog Hooker arrested again
New York's infamous "Hot Dog Hooker" allegedly tried to serve up the full works to one customer, but she didn't know the customer was an undercover detective and is now facing a prostitution case, police ...
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Overbay sparks tying rally wins it in 11th
NYY@TB: Overbay's solo shot puts Yankees up in 11th ST. PETERSBURG -- With the Yankees down to their final out, Lyle Overbay worked a crucial walk to set up a game-tying two-run rally, then homered in the 11th to lift New York to a 4-3 victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field. Two innings after the Yanks handed Fernando Rodney his Major League-leading fifth blown save -- a rally Overbay ...
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NYPD investigating actress Bynes allegations
NEW YORK -; The New York Police Department is investigating allegations made by actress Amanda Bynes that she was sexually assaulted by officers arresting her for throwing a bong out of a ...
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Guitar Center Employees Unionize in New York
May 25, 2013 1:20 PM ET Employees at Guitar Center's flagship store in Manhattan overwhelmingly voted on Friday to form a union of its 57 retail workers. The new bargaining unit will press the company for improved working conditions and a reversal of declining wages at the 14th Street store. The ...
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Baby dies after being found unresponsive when he slept in parents bed
A baby boy died this morning at a Bronx hospital, cops said.The parents of 4-week-old Maximus Mussenden found him unresponsive after he slept in their bed, according to a police source.The couple lives near the North Central Bronx Hospital in Woodlawn and brought him there shortly before 9:50 a.m., where he was pronounced dead.There were no obvious signs of the trauma on the baby's body, ...
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Cops haul poncho-clad mental case from chilly East River
The NYPD rescued a Tennessee man from the East River this morning, authorities said.A passerby spotted the unhinged man in the water near the FDR Drive and East 81st Street shortly before 10 a.m., and called the police.When ESU Detective Robert Mirfield and his partner Officer Paul Braver heard the job come over, Mirfield began driving quickly up the FDR while Braver suited up in a dry suit, ...
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Mets drop suspended game to Braves in 10 innings
ATL@NYM: Lagares makes a great running grab in center NEW YORK -- The delay was long and intricate, the resolution sudden and abrupt. The Mets played to their first suspended result in more than 25 years Friday night, an impasse caused by inclement weather in a tie game. Eighteen hours passed before the game resumed, but Atlanta worked quickly Saturday and notched two crucial runs in the ...
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Tyson Gay roars to 100m victory at New York Diamond League meet
United States Tyson Gay roared to a 100-metres victory while Sanya Richards-Ross withdrew and high jumper Blanka Vlasic made an emotional comeback triumph in Saturday's New York Diamond League athletics meet.Cold, windy and rainy conditions dimmed bids for spectacular performances at the third of 14 stops in the global series, making health issues a concern as athletes look to the world ...
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freePatBrown goes viral Suspended student Patrick Brown is amazed by reaction
suspended for tweeting about the district's failed 2013-14 school budget had no idea his words and actions would resonate with so many people, he said today. Patrick Brown created the ...
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Collins looking to jump-start Mets offense
Email NEW YORK -- The Mets have had a few dead spots in their lineup this season, and manager Terry Collins is doing anything he can to fix them. New York has seen the ninth slot (.187) in the lineup account for a higher batting average than the fifth (.178) and the eighth slots (.179) this season. The Mets have also seen their cleanup hitter bat .194 (34-for-175) through the season's ...
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Mets bullpen should be fine for Saturdays games
Email NEW YORK -- The Mets found themselves in the odd position of starting their closer on Saturday, but manager Terry Collins said his bullpen should be fine. New York and Atlanta began play on Saturday with the ninth inning of a 5-5 tie game that got suspended late Friday night. Bobby Parnell was be on the mound for the Mets, and Collins said that Brandon Lyon would also be available for the ...
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Boesch rejoins Yankees as Granderson hits DL
Email ST. PETERSBURG -- The Yankees officially placed Curtis Granderson on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday, recalling Brennan Boesch from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to replace him on the active roster. Granderson has played just eight games for the Yankees this season, and he will be sidelined for at least four weeks after suffering a fractured fifth metacarpal of his left hand when he ...
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Yankees claim pitcher Huff off waivers from Tribe
Email ST. PETERSBURG -- The Yankees made a move to add to their pitching staff, claiming David Huff off waivers from the Indians on Saturday. Huff, 28, made three relief appearances for Cleveland this season, allowing five earned runs in three innings. He opened the year at Triple-A Columbus, where he was 3-1 with a 4.07 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 24 1/3 innings pitched over nine games (two ...
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Law enforcement observes Missing Children Day
U.S. law enforcement officials are urging parents to spend time with their children to discuss safety tips Saturday, National Missing Children Day. Parents should consider a child's age when offering advice on what to do if a strangers approaches in public, WXMI-TV, Grand Rapids, Mich. Young children generally require shorter, more specific instructions than older children. Children ...
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MLB Baltimore 6 Toronto 5
Adam Jones added a solo blast as Baltimore improved to 16-10 on the road this season. Garcia (1-2) yielded three runs (two earned) on nine hits and no walks over five innings, striking out one. The 36-year-old right-hander, who spent the last two seasons with the New York Yankees, collected his 153rd career win and first for Baltimore since being recalled from Class AAA Norfolk. Hardy ...
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New York's community gardens creating tension once more
Community gardening in New York is under threat again, but what are the ideas and opinions surrounding this ongoing battle between the people and the city?
Community gardening is a well-known term and idea in New York City thanks to the much-publicized opposition between former Mayor Giuliani and members of the New York City public, who brought a lawsuit to have the gardens protected. The issue was eventually resolved when Mayor Bloomberg replaced Giuliani and introduced the Garden Settlement of 2002. Read more
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